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Angus Exhibitors Take Home Grand Champion Banners

Schroeder Angus of Clarence was awarded the Grand Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull banners in the Angus Show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Keegan Mather of State Center claimed the Premier Exhibitor title.
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CPU FFA Tri State Dairy Judging

The Center Point-Urbana FFA chapter recently showcased its skills at the Tri-State Dairy Judging Contest hosted by Northeast Iowa Community College. A total of 24 students competed in both the dairy foods and dairy products contests.

Benton Community FFA Members Grow Crops to Achieve Honors

Sixty-six FFA members submitted 374 exhibits in the Farm Crops contest judged Thursday, August 8, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Janelle Clark of Albia FFA, Albia, was awarded the Champion Premier Exhibit Award and also won the Reserve Champion Premier Exhibit Award.

Lawmakers to file Lawsuits seeking to Overrule Carbon Pipeline Decision

A group of nearly forty Iowa Republican lawmakers announced their plan to file lawsuits in state and Federal courts asking for rulings that the Iowa Utilities Commission’s approval of the Summit pipeline project is illegal and unconstitutional.
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Local family suffers tragic loss

UPDATED:On Tuesday night, an area Union High School student passed away as the result of a car accident in Black Hawk County. The accident happened following a volleyball game in Jesup.
Article Thumbnail. Ortner at the Iowa State Fair next to the Iowa Cattlemen's exhibit

Ortner wins "I am an Iowa Cattleman" photo contest

Laurie Orner along with her husband Mike and their sons Brock, Brady and Brant raise a small herd of 20 cattle outside of Shellsburg. Naturally, the scenery lends itself to the sort of photo contest that Ortner entered a few months ago.